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Homeowners hit by Storms in 2012 to get Relief

 

(Photo: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)
(Photo: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Homeowners whose properties were left uninhabitable following Tropical Storm Debby or Hurricane Isaac earlier this year would be eligible for property tax breaks of up to $1,500 under a bill introduced Tuesday.

The measure, HB 43, would waive local property taxes on homes for the portion of the year they were uninhabitable, under a measure sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City.

Debby dumped copious amounts of rain in June along the panhandle and across north Florida. Damage in Columbia County was estimated at $20 million as high water affected residents long after the storm moved north.

Hurricane Isaac swamped Palm Beach County with torrential rains before moving to make landfall in Louisiana.

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